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STEAM | August II 2014 - Kept you waiting, huh?
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Jawmuncher
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I hit that wall an hour in and it wasn't worth the price I had payed for it.
Maybe if I had got it out of a bundle I could have enjoyed it more.
To be fair, the first Deponia was disgusting and not funny too =p
(It's the only one I partially played)
MMBosstones86
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people complain quite frequently about the amount of shit that has been flooded into the marketplace.
quality > quantity
Yeah of course. But we aren't choosing between quality and quantity. We're choosing between more games and less games with both options including most of the good games. More games equals more good games though.
Stallion Free
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quality is subjective tho
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PetriP-TNT
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This is a major pet peeve of mine, I have begun to absolutely hate comic cutscenes
Yeah, honestly it feels kind of cheap, but that's the entire point. It's cheaper to make than actual ingame/prerendered cutscene, so from an indie-game-creator POV I can totally relate.
I've done similar myself
NingenJanai
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Are the other Daedelic games better than Deponia?
I don't want Steam to be an app store wirth hundreds of Bad Rats clones for easy money.
Just look at all the trash Strategy First has released on Steam.
The only one I've played, A new beginning, was a cartoon-y heavy-handed "NATURE GOOD HUMANS BAD" thing that was badly translated and horribly voice acted, with shitty puzzles.
Stallion Free
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Even with the pretty sizeable increase in releases I don't think we have seen an influx of clones of any kind of game.
Anyone else playing STFU? The new characters are great, really fleshed out and totally not just the Valve-flavored reskins I was expecting. Haven't touched the Helladeck stuff yet, but it appears as if there's a lot of it. So yeah, the game's still fantastic. Definitely worth your $15, it should've been one of those big-huge indie releases that people talk about for years but I guess that's what happens when you launch on XBL during the quietest time in the service's history.
xplicitone
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I need the time to continue TWD S2! Especially since the season finale is out. Already heard more than I would like :X
Probably buying it after I'm done with Divinity which might take a while. This game is massive.
I agree. Valve just needs to offer powerful tools for connecting gamers and games.
They are better if you can understand German, I've been told.
If Deadalic can't be arsed to hire graphic artists for their games (instead relying on easily disposable interns), they can't be arsed to hire a competent translator as well.
Chairmanchuck
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I would agree with you, but lately there are a lot of games with questionable quality on there.
I would say that everyone can distinguish them, but I also remember a lot of people here said they just checked the new releases 1-2 years ago and picked up good games/wishlisted games by that, which is impossible now, since every day too many games are being released.
Competition is good, but I think sometimes if too many games are being released and maybe an indie-dev doesnt have the budget to do good marketing, some games get "lost". I remember Tetrobot came out of nowhere last year and most people didnt even notice there was a sequel out for Blocks that matter.
As a german I never had any problems with the Daedalic games at all. Good dialogues and great dubbing.
someguyinahat
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I haven't played Deponia, but I have played The Whispered World. It looks pretty good, and the puzzles are good, but the protagonist's depression can get grating after a while, and it relies on a terrible trope at the end. Also in regards to the end, the ad says " Its up to you to give an ending to this story" but that's bullshit. In the end you're given a choice but you can't choose one of them. You get railroaded or but-thou-musted to the end.
Keep in mind I haven't played the Special Edition yet. I don't know if they changed the ending to offer a true choice. (Reading up on it, it looks like no they haven't.) It was a good experience with a copout ending. So take that for what you will.
Check your PM, pal.
KillerDark
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Yea same here, looking forward to playing it!
Stumpokapow
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In other news, Greenlight is about to hit 3500 over the next month or so:
Agreed, the majority of so-called "garbage" releases have just been old games that at one point had retail releases, and most of those are just nostalgia bait.
I certainly agree that the steam store needs a lot of work, but I really don't think the quantity of releases has much to do with that.
PandaPedinte
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In other news, Greenlight is about to hit 3500 over the next month or so:
Did you voted on every greenlight submission? Tha't impressive.
In other news, Greenlight is about to hit 3500 over the next month or so:
Just in time for the service to be discontinued, amirite?
Pity about all those Debut/Greenlight bundles going away. Never forget Groupees BAGB1
Stumpokapow
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Not only did I vote on every submission, but I voted on every submission from day one and I catch up every day or two, so I'm fairly confident I've missed very few games that have been pulled for breaking the rules.
NingenJanai
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Thanks for all the answers and Chariot for his generosity, looks like I'll skip Daedelic after I finish Deponia trilogy, will do Gray Matter next 
Fantastapotamus
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Super Time Force is really good, though it can get a bit annoying especially if you try to collect everything. The special collectibles are pretty hard to get but otherwise you can complete the game pretty easily I guess. Still well worth the money, though you shouldn't expect some Metal Slug like Run'n'Gun game
Damn....you should be paid something for this.
Stumpokapow
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Distracting myself from the work I should have been doing was payment enough.
Woody Invincible
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I'm enjoying checking ebay for steam gift cards.
Saved $15 on $170 for three cards, plus the ebay bucks. Discounts on top of discounts.
Saved $15 on $170 for three cards, plus the ebay bucks. Discounts on top of discounts.
Freedom = $1.05
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I bet most would've been ok with it if you could craft a pouch or upgrade your armor after killing the bird.
i'm looking at you, ACIV/Far Cry 3
I'm at 3,449 so I doubt you (or I) have missed many.
someguyinahat
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Thanks for all the answers and Chariot for his generosity, looks like I'll skip Daedelic after I finish Deponia trilogy, will do Gray Matter next
Please post impressions of that one when you do. Gray Matter's been on my wishlist for a while and I missed it the last time it went on sale, but I haven't heard many people discuss it.
did you manage to do any work at all? *insert your favourite smiley here*
just curious
It's a great adventure game that misses the mark a bit at the end (the team clearly ran out of money, so the final chapter turns into something more resembling Myst games).
No animal cruelty (that I remember) as well.
Well worth your time if you like PnC games.
I think this 'too many games on Steam' thing is 6 of one half a dozen of the other. There are more games published on Steam this year than I'd play in my lifetime but that doesn't mean I need to buy and play every single one. Yes too much flowing through the gates makes it hard for visibility of your own title but if you're expecting to put a game on Steam and let that do the marketing and publicity for you, especially when you have competition in visibility, then you need to adapt to that and find other means to get the word out. Realistically trying to promote a product by just the storefront and the reception the game gets on it's own is asking for trouble. How many of you here use just the front page of the store to keep you informed about what is coming to Steam? Even before the floodgates opened did you use the top sellers list to aid your purchasing decisions?
I get the feeling a lot of people, on both sides of the fence, expect Valve to do more than just be a marketplace. But should the responsibility fall on Valve? Shouldn't the onus being on the content creator to promote their product using the tools available to them? Granted while Steam does offer some ability to promote items outside of discounts, offers and sales the others are somewhat limited due to their design. You could argue the more proactive developers, who visit message boards, send out early copies to the press and the new craze of 'personalities', who have a presence on social media, stream their games, appear on podcasts or do interviews with the media etc. are the ones who deserve a bit of sympathy as at least they are trying to get their game noticed by other means.
I get the feeling a lot of people, on both sides of the fence, expect Valve to do more than just be a marketplace. But should the responsibility fall on Valve? Shouldn't the onus being on the content creator to promote their product using the tools available to them? Granted while Steam does offer some ability to promote items outside of discounts, offers and sales the others are somewhat limited due to their design. You could argue the more proactive developers, who visit message boards, send out early copies to the press and the new craze of 'personalities', who have a presence on social media, stream their games, appear on podcasts or do interviews with the media etc. are the ones who deserve a bit of sympathy as at least they are trying to get their game noticed by other means.
NingenJanai
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Will do, might take a while thou, need to finish Deponia 2 and 3 first.
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So I JUST noticed this but where is Rhaknar
Still active in the WoW and Marvel Heroes threads, so I guess he's mostly playing MMOs right now.
CheesecakeRecipe
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So I JUST noticed this but where is Rhaknar
He hasn't been posting as much since the Waifumageddon/Alpacalypse reached the peak of insanity, I think.
Chairmanchuck
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R.I.P. in Peace
NingenJanai
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I think he left steamGAFSo I JUST noticed this but where is Rhaknar
Jawmuncher
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So I JUST noticed this but where is Rhaknar
A thread back that's who I was mentioning as having not shown up here in awhile.
All that BS drove him away tsk tsk.
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